From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

"Old village chief, how can I bother you? I'll stay here."

"The village committee office is leaking. Stay at my house until it's fixed. Come on over!"

After the village committee meeting, Zhang Dafu and the others left, and the issue of "renovation of dilapidated houses" was temporarily shelved due to insufficient funds.

Lin Ye was just about to rest when Chen Yonggui pulled him to stay at his house.

Ignoring Lin Ye's objections, she called Zhang Cui over to pack up all of Lin Ye's belongings, then carried them away.

Lin Ye had no choice but to go to Chen Yonggui's house.

On the way, Zhang Cui also enthusiastically introduced her family's situation.

"My eldest son and daughter-in-law run a restaurant in Zhanghua County, and my younger son and daughter-in-law work in Yuecheng. There are two empty rooms in the house, you can stay here as you like."

Lin Ye exclaimed, "Aunt Zhang, your son and daughter-in-law are really capable!"

Zhang Cui grinned from ear to ear, "That's all nonsense, nothing beats what Village Chief Lin can do!"

The three of them arrived at the old village chief's house, and Tiedan and Yaya ran out.

"Welcome, Uncle Village Chief!"

Chen Tiedan was nine years old and Chen Yaya was seven years old. They were old enough to remember things, so they naturally knew that Lin Ye had saved them that afternoon. They didn't need adults to teach them and were very close to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye laughed and squatted down, picking up the two children, one on each side.

"Thank you so much!"

Tie Dan was bald, with a tuft of hair on his forehead, and he chuckled, "Uncle Village Chief, I want to spin around!"

Chen Yaya, with her hair in pigtails, clung to Lin Ye's hand, saying, "Uncle Village Chief hasn't eaten yet, he must be tired."

"It's okay, seeing you all makes me feel less tired!" Lin Ye said with a smile as he twirled around.

The two children giggled, their clear and bright voices carrying far and wide.

Zhang Cui's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and she said to Chen Yonggui, "I wonder how the second son and his wife are doing in Yuecheng."

Chen Yonggui lowered his eyes and said, "Go cook."

Lin Ye carried the two children around a few times before entering the house. Chen Yonggui's family had three mud-brick houses. The elderly couple lived in one room, and their eldest son and daughter-in-law and their youngest son and daughter-in-law each lived in one room.

None of the four young people were there. Usually, two children would share one room, and the remaining room was for Lin Ye.

Zhang Cui really did kill an old hen. The family was very hospitable, and Lin Ye was chased around and fed five bowls of chicken soup before they finally stopped.

After dinner, Zhang Cui drew water from the well and boiled it. Lin Ye took a quick shower in the thatched shed on the left side of the courtyard.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I got back to my room.

It's only my first day in Qiongyu Village, and I didn't expect so many things to happen.

Well, the poverty alleviation task has gone from 002 to 005!

According to the "23-character mantra for poverty alleviation," the first thing is "people," which means understanding the situation of every household in the village, which is what we will be doing tomorrow: a village-wide survey.

Next was the "houses". On his way to the village school in the afternoon, Lin Ye scanned more than ten houses he passed, two of which were nearing the dangerous building threshold of 30.

Qiongyu Village has a total of 128 households. After inspecting them all, there are probably at least ten dilapidated houses.

If all of them were to be repaired and renovated, it would be a considerable sum for the Zhanghua County Poverty Alleviation Office.

I'm afraid even the landlords don't have any surplus grain.

Lin Ye took out his phone and tried to call Liu Ming, but as expected, there was no signal.

He remembered that the village committee had a landline, so he immediately got up, went out the door, and quickly arrived at the village committee office.

I dialed Liu Ming's mobile number from a landline, but by this time, the Poverty Alleviation Department must have already closed for the day.

After ringing for a while, Lin Ye was about to hang up when the other end finally answered.

"Old Chen?"

Liu Ming thought it was Chen Yonggui calling, but Lin Ye smiled and spoke up.

"Director Liu, it's me."

Liu Ming was a little surprised. "Xiao Lin, what's wrong? What happened?"

After all, Lin Ye had only been in Qiongyu Village for a day, and he was already calling him so soon. It was hard not to think of the previous two college student village chiefs who had been driven out by the villagers.

Lin Ye smiled and said, "Director Liu, I just wanted to ask if our county could provide support for the renovation of dilapidated houses in Qiongyu Village?"

Liu Ming was taken aback. "Renovation of dilapidated buildings?"

Lin Ye quickly recounted what had happened that afternoon, and Liu Ming immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"What?! The village school classroom collapsed? It almost crushed the children and Chen Yonggui?"

The county has long been accustomed to poverty, but a death is a different story.

On his first day in office, Xiao Lin saved eleven students from the entire village primary school, plus Old Chen.

On a larger scale, wasn't this also a way of saving the entire Zhanghua County government?

Lin Ye followed up, "Yes, Director Liu, the situation was extremely dangerous. Furthermore, I discovered that there was more than one dilapidated house in Qiongyu Village; these were all potentially serious hazards!"

Liu Ming immediately asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Lin Ye said, "First, we need to inspect the dilapidated buildings and ask the county to send construction experts over."

Although the "Dangerous Building Scan" can quickly check the safety of a building, it costs money from poverty alleviation funds.

Lin Ye only has 300 poverty alleviation points now, so he can't afford to spend money recklessly.

"Once the number of dilapidated houses is determined, I plan to have the relevant villagers move out of the dilapidated houses, and I would also like the county to arrange tents for them to stay in temporarily according to the number of dilapidated houses."

"Then there's the construction team, and the funding. While renovating the dilapidated houses, we're also rebuilding Qiongyu Village Primary School. That's all. We can overcome the other difficulties ourselves."

Liu Ming laughed. "I've arranged all of this for you. What difficulties do you still need to overcome?"

He said helplessly, "Xiao Lin, you know the situation in Zhanghua County. The county is poor, and there are three impoverished towns and eleven impoverished villages under its jurisdiction. The annual allocation is limited; there are too many monks and not enough porridge!"

Lin Ye immediately replied, "But our Qiongyu Village is the poorest!"

Liu Ming chuckled, "Not bad, you've already gotten into character so quickly."

Lin Ye pressed further, "Director, just tell me if you support it or not?"

"I support you! I absolutely support your idea. I'll find you a dangerous building expert, and I'll talk to the county head about the tents and construction team. As for the funding... you'll have to figure it out yourselves."

Lin Ye chuckled, "The county has no money, how are we supposed to figure it out?"

Experts, tents, and construction teams aren't difficult to find; the hardest thing is money.

Liu Ming said, "Xiao Li, you had no signal in Qiongyu Village, do you have no idea how popular you are now? There's a saying in your entertainment industry, 'Being infamous is still being famous.' Now, traffic can be turned into money. You should know that better than me, right?"

Lin Ye was taken aback. "Is there another negative trending topic about me online?"

Liu Ming laughed and said, "Anyway, you're really popular now. Some people even say they want to come and see Qiongyu Village. You know about the three mountains of Qiongyu Village, right? Although the roads are difficult to travel, there are many treasures there. It's just that no one knew about them before, and it was difficult to transport them out."

"Now that you're here, maybe the treasures in the mountains will become known throughout the country?"

Lin Ye ended the call with Liu Ming, slowly sat down, and some thoughts vaguely emerged in his mind.

He accessed the poverty alleviation e-commerce platform and found an orange box on the functional shelf, with the product name and function written on it.

[Search Resources]

[After use, it lasts for one hour and can search for natural resources within a 500-meter radius of the host, including crops, fruits, water sources, exploitable landscapes, and intangible cultural heritage.]

Resources are classified into four levels—green, blue, purple, and orange—based on their development potential, value, and scale, from low to high.

Purchase Price: 300

Lin Ye fell into deep thought. 300 points can be used for one hour, and the scanning range is within a radius of 500 meters.

The three mountains of Qiongyu Village—Yunwu Ridge, Beiguo Mountain, and Laoying Rock—are all so large. How can he determine which area has valuable natural resources?

We need to think carefully about how to use this [resource search] feature.

"Village Chief Lin."

As Lin Ye was pondering, the door to the village committee was pushed open, and a woman swayed her hips as she walked in, her posture alluring and her smile charming.